linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] vmalloc: Add the right hint when vmalloc failed

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Message-ID: <20200710124323.GJ12769@casper.infradead.org>
Date:   Fri, 10 Jul 2020 13:43:23 +0100
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Tian Tao <tiantao6@...ilicon.com>
Cc:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxarm@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] vmalloc: Add the right hint when vmalloc failed

On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 08:17:52PM +0800, Tian Tao wrote:
> In fact "vmalloc=<size>" cmdline option is not available on many
> platforms.When the user encounters this error, add the correct
> hint to prevent misleading.

i don't think this is an improvement.